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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1935
Page
4
A village discovers a body beside an oak with the note E pluribus unum. An oracle misreads it, sparking talk on knowing and ignorance. A Red Cross conference story shows wisdom in admitting what one does not know.
A Atlantic City convention highlights progress in brain washing with salt water to treat infantile paralysis and sleeping sickness. It also notes a new oral remedy using isolated crystals of vitamin B-1 for neuritis, touted as a safe powerful nerve vitamin with potential medical use.
An essay argues that dust storms and floods result from human disruption of soil and vegetation. It advocates impounding floodwaters, terracing, cover crops, and even reverting land to wilderness to restore balance and limit erosion.
The author argues to tackle the toughest job first to conserve energy and stay determined. He notes many people waste energy on easy chores, then struggle when real work arrives, urging preparation, steady effort, and finishing strong without overreacting to setbacks.
A brief verse exploring moral ambiguity and the thin line between good and evil. The speaker notes how a small trick can turn a knave into a hero and calls on sages for a clear rule to measure right from wrong.
Booker questions the act while Tonsils explains the appeal of his performance as a singer who also shoed a horse. The banter reveals the comic premise and audience reaction hinted in the dialogue.
The line presents a playful exchange where Jane confirms a person’s “better half” and adds a remark about “40 per cent of the rest.” The snippet reads as a casual dialogue fragment with no clear news event or identifiable entities.
The dialogue shows Hampton and Baker arguing about a ten dollar debt claimed over five years. Wayburn and Well discuss offering to accept five years for ten, while Belle suggests getting Jack to attend church where his fiancée notes Jack is a member but reluctant to join.
A doctor and patient banter about a vivid dream menu featuring champagne cocktails and exotic dishes. The patient hints at a lavish meal while the doctor quips that the nightmare was a thoroughbred.
A terse exchange reveals a debtor pleading for ten dollars and a judge dismissing the request as an old, failing gag. The dialogue underscores a stubborn shortage of funds and a mockery of the plea.
The bride retorts she thought the groom had money and he replies he did but he lost $15 at poker the night before the wedding. This quirky detail highlights a rare pre nuptial mishap in a lighthearted note from the paper.
A quirky mix notes a Bashful visitor seeking solitude, elephants at the London zoo needing eight gallons of oil for their annual beauty bath, and China's famed delicacies like bamboo shoots birds nest soup sharks fin and beche de mer. Barbera’s status may rise with Huey’s program. Intelligence and education can become many things except a national hero.
Washington discussion centers on whether the Democratic Party, especially the South, will back President Roosevelt in promoting a New Deal friendly constitutional amendment. Analysts weigh state by state loyalties, with possible opposition from New England and Maryland, and hints that Huey Long could decide the fate of the amendment in the South.
Jonesboro La June 19 Special W H McLauren superintendent of schools Jackson parish who had an appendectomy in a Shreveport hospital last week is rapidly recovering He hopes to resume his duties next week.
Monroe Lions members will attend the installation of officers for the newly reorganized Hodge Jonesboro Lions Club. A banquet at the Hodge community clubhouse will follow the ceremony. Officers include J C Shaws president and W T Holloway secretary with several vice presidents and directors.
A dog described as acting oddly and believed to be mad was shot and killed by two automobile patrol officers in Bryant's addition 513 Atkinson street. Police responded to residents concerns and warned the public to watch for mad dogs as warmer weather returns. The scene notes the dog did not appear to have bitten other dogs.
Five regional social notices list visits and guests including Misses Lemoine Martin Helen Corse Mildred Harris Sue Carlton and Lily Gordon. Local bachelor Major J G Lee and Mrs J R Wooten host family events while Methodist services unite Monroe and West Monroe. London county council chair and leader receive no salary yet have car office and secretary.
Miss S Szurek director says registration at the Bureau of Transients is down from winter levels with 120 single men and 19 families. Upcoming events include a June 27 musical at Grand theater and an outdoor wrestling show near the Plum Street baseball diamond.
Enumerators in Ouachita parish continue the quadrennial school census begun June 1. Delays due to absent residents mean return calls are needed. End of the week expected to finalize figures, with an anticipated rise over the last census. The count affects school funds and follows instructions from state education officials. Public cooperation praised by Ouachita parish schools superintendent.
Agricultural committees of Monroe and West Monroe Kiwanis clubs will join home demonstration clubs of the parish for the annual achievement day picnic at Mayor Bernstein's Bayou DeSiard country home. Families should gather by 11 am for the program. each brings a picnic lunch and barbequed goat will be served. Doris Smith of Avoyelles and Cleo Brasher of Rapides will assist in activities.
Harrison Davis a negro wanted for the slaying of Charles Davis at Ouachita avenue was arrested at Clayton by the Concordia parish sheriff's department and returned to the parish jail. Davis was shot three times in the chest and abdomen, causing his death. The report ends with a non sequitur about ancient Rome and insulation figures.
A dense listing of national radio programming across networks NBC WEAF WJZ KDKA and others detailing time slots for music bands dramas comedies news and serials from 3:30 PM to 12:00 AM including James Wilkinson Kathleen Wells Harry Kogen Buck Rogers Amos n Andy and Burns and Allen among others with regional splits and daylight time note.
In Paris the old hot spots endure yet faded glamour remains. Veiled by closures and quotas the city’s famed venues like Voisin's Ciro's and Maxim's show wear. the Dome and Rotonde echo a changed Bohemia while Broadway’s energy still outshines Paris stages.
Ginger Rogers struggled to deliver a dozen Italian words with Roosevelt and RKO executives watching. The star repeatedly blew lines until a seventh take when she finally completed the scene and earned a approving nod from director Mark Sandrich. She then faced a chorus of handshakes from the visitors she scarcely enjoyed having present.
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